[But yesterday, the ugly mess became unforgivable. That, of course, was when Garcia was forced to face questions about his prickly relationship with the receiver whose career he helped to make, and then about the interview itself, and then, sadly, about his sexual orientation, as if it was anybody else's freaking business. As if it matters. As if we need to hear him deny something. According to The Associated Press , Garcia] noted that it has been reported that he has a girlfriend and has had girlfriends in the past. ... So many people know my situation here. It has never been a secret. |
[Lloyd, meanwhile, has shown promise despite only seven catches for 107 yards.] He's a kid who has tremendous upside. His potential is limitless, ... He has a great understanding of the game and of what we're doing as an offense, and he catches the ball real well. |
[There's a sense of urgency surrounding defending NFC West champion San Francisco. Owens's potential free-agent departure -- the outspoken star may be too expensive for York's cost-conscious tastes -- is one more reason for the 49ers to force the issue in 2003.] Fans are going to see something different on the field, an aggressiveness on both sides of the ball, ... We want to be the killer, instead of being the one waiting around for someone to die. |
As coaches at Palma, we've always felt that Chad had tremendous Division I talent, ... But he's not your prototype 6-3 quarterback. And we don't put the ball in the air a lot here. It was a matter of convincing coaches he could play. |
As much as we know the expectations are out there for us, we need to exceed those. We can't hold anything back. Obviously in this locker room, we're preparing ourselves to be the best team in the league. We want to be that team that's sitting in San Diego at the end of the season on the platform, holding up the trophy. We're doing the necessary things that we need to do to hopefully realize that dream. |
As we look back at it, none of us would have anticipated that we would come back as fast as we did,'' Donahue said of the 49ers' return to prominence. |
Fans are going to see something different on the field, an aggressiveness on both sides of the ball. We want to be the killer, instead of being the one waiting around for someone to die. |
Had I signed a day or two ago, we could've been teammates. He's moved on and I've stepped into a place where he played. . . . If I were to have an opportunity to be a teammate of his again, I wouldn't back down from the situation. |
He's a great leader, an outstanding player and the ultimate pro. He knows with this situation, we're trying to strengthen the position. |
Honestly, to hear and know what people are saying out there, they don't expect me to do anything, ... It motivates me all the time. 'I'm old. I'm over the hill. I'm not the answer. I won't be the answer in the future. I won't be the answer come Sunday.' We'll see. |
I am going to do everything that I can to maintain my physical strength, maintain my physical conditioning. I'll even sit on my butt and throw the football, just so I can keep that motion intact. |
I don't have a problem with the guy. He's a tremendous player on the field. I've witnessed that. He's a difference-maker. If I were to have an opportunity to be a teammate of his again, I wouldn't back down from the situation. |
I don't have a problem with the guy. The guy is a tremendous player on the field. Everyone has seen that, and I have been a part of that. It takes a team to succeed on the field, so no way do I ever point at one person as being the reason why we were winning or losing football games. But he certainly is a difference-maker. If I were able to have the opportunity to be a teammate of his again, I would not back down from it. |
I don't know if I was supposed to, |
I don't know if it's how I speak or what it is about me that presents that sort of label, but I don't know how many times I have to be out in public with a girlfriend to stop that from being said. |